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15 January 2007

Volume 44, Number 2
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007;44:e9–e12
1058-4838/2007/4402-00E3$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/509640
BRIEF REPORT

Candidemia in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices

Shmuel Shoham,1

Rebecca Shaffer,1

Leslie Sweet,2

Richard Cooke,3

Nancy Donegan,4 and

Steven Boyce2

Departments of 1Infectious Diseases, 2Cardiovascular Surgery, 3Cardiology, and 4Infection Control, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.

During the period 1998–2004, candidemia developed in 7 of 117 ventricular assist device recipients at our hospital, and the associated mortality rate was 71%. Five cases of candidemia were due to Candida parapsilosis, and 2 were due to Candida albicans. Three of the 7 patients with ventricular assist device–associated Candida bloodstream infections were cured, and the device was retained in 2 of the 3 patients.

Received 12 June 2006; accepted 1 September 2006; electronically published 14 December 2006.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Shmuel Shoham, Dept. of Infectious Disease, Washington Hospital Center, 2A‐56, 110 Irving St. NW, Washington, DC 20010 ().

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Shmuel Shoham, Leslie W. Miller. (2009) Cardiac assist device infections. Current Infectious Disease Reports 11:4, 268-273
Online publication date: 1-Aug-2009.
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